Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-20
THE RED RIBBON.
3 Mighty Incentive Provided for French
ByaY5Ty IN Ha.ile-Th9 Order Of
fEe Legion OF Homer.
IL Enstitu.ion By SapoIson-& scsne of
ImYrlsstve ArAndc ur-The Story OF the
one mca Old Guard.
Paris CIR. san Francisco Chronicle.

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night oi tae f5rt facir@ he EGgIisA csal-
rel, wae1e, n 1904, the troops OF France
10 the Tuwbag e over 100, 600 " re lCOk
ing toward L7Edo7. O-5 particular dsy
IL August Napoleon Bo1aperte drew up
til; s1my before TIE stones that mark the
tower that Cesar buil1. The SKY was
clcudl5ss blue, lie air so dry and pure
that across the waters tie outlines ii q
foreign coast stood sharply deaGed against
me Lcriz n, and the lro@airg forlidcl-
Jicns q Dover, win EaGlsA ships OF
var riding at anchor, could
BE sean easily. The G7arde
Arnce was thsre, yictors OF ArcoIe, OF
the p rAm.Gs, Gil II them, every mothers
sen OF them; ara yiyardiers, too, burnt
by the sun Of every cline, proud with
glory conquered Gu many soils, helmets,
oayUGets, s:.oTdS AID Gu Easses h)oGed
" II the golden rays of summers sun,
ard sll waiting for their emperor.
Ia the center Of this mighty plain stand
arcs ago flags and eagles richly gilded
covered the green that stretched out be-
fore the throne where the Little Corporal
Tae 10 take his stand, and which WAS
shaded by sn arrangement OF the many
hiGs .as. had bscn captured from enc
mics. War horses neighed and stamped
their feet, &rGs spalhled, standards
shCne out brightly end the murmur CT
soldiers rlll4i IL W&yeS - the foot Ct
this Imperial fhrlns, Ike uato the mighty
waves tat cat IL io2mIng 9reakgrs
against Ii rocks where shore and sea 3re
ws1ted. Ole hu-dted Thousand heroes
were there - sec tic gGrlf3l f<sseu vita
his oWc had 10 the breast Ct co.urades
the .ed ard burning Il VIZ u b:.,'e-
! Il d: rsG not Ike The rCse tbss dudes
/ wear ~ GCu .IEpieres, ne such 8 red -
J ECuea GlGb on their faces, bu. red Ike
] the hs2.s vhl.h is b-lcEel frcu the ca4-
nom, mouth il The hes. @ coIn0t1, IGd
like I'll. crimson b.oad tina. gusbss f.csa
tie cp5l wound Of sa9el'5 stroke, RED
| Ike the living hears Of heroes. He m&de
/ ,13 riJ5Gn red 90 as t. p2rpaLGas2 on the
| breast Of those 20 whom he gave iha cross
| the sublime wounds received for lnelr
la.lye land.
THE MIGHTY COMMANDER.
Bugges sounded, the beat G. 2O00
drums was heard, AMI 800 Ca1nOI5 tGUn-
{ared also II thu salute thus gwen an
emperor The earth shock O. II with an
esr,tquske, the smoke OF CuCpOYdoT
clguded the sky, and across the simmer
ing s.a England, behind her WoCten
chips, head the army thus pr0clain Tie
presence &C one who hed already con
qG,rcd EGaTly the whole Of Europe.
Accompanied By his brother, his
-s13i3 sid many generals, Napoleon
mounted The steps Il his throne, ma
the grand srmy gave forth g great
CreeT inst WeG5 over The waves
&ad wa ec1oed back By tho white
IciIJ & Al9ir1. Tlen g deep silence
fell on ell The mighty con-
uaHdlr. Rs sCav5 and solemn as any gcd
that ever sr2cid olympus, stood up aud
glanced over his faithful soldiers. I've
msr.h.I3 Csme to his side, one Carrying
toe helmet Of B-yErd, tle other thL1 OF
DG2uesCljn, and both helmets were GIad
Wich crosses Of the nC0 order. On 60
ancient shield t.gO generals supported
more CTosses, and private soldiers carried
golden eagles tGat had ccnl9 from Rome
TIE military virtues Snd al0TieS 81 Gll the
past centuries IF Frerch history were
t-us united ~ the glorious records q the
present that ne was writing or the lace o.
the Oh world
The names f these WHO were TO De
members Ct the rev Legion OF H2a0l
were then Gated Ous, anf rs they form c
in line those tTcmbleG nov VINO had never
trem5led IL the midst 0L the f-rcast
carnage. All the legion rieg repeated the
yUF Gfter ln2u emperor and IS eaCl
g.0Ii0us name Wss ca!lsd it was &C.
claimed by enthusiastic SHOUTS, the 70,
OF drums 8nd the CGnHC-s' sound. Thu
was the order OF the famous Legion
d'Honnour instituted under the very eye.
and within sound OF its founders mos
inplacabIe enemy.
THE OLD GUARD.
Some years ago | say ct the I1valide:
one armed msn il uniform, gil was
that same dag a spectator If 1nis morning
scene. He wore the cross OF his breast
: bit it was nO5 given him until later on
and the story Of how he came to receive
it Is y noble one. When toe Emperor O
Russia Uas visiting the Emperor CT tht
French, NsD5leon had paraded Ga tn;
Champ de Mars several thousand sol.
/ diers. The Cd Guard were there al,
{ h3lf OF them were bearers Of terrif,
t wounds, The two Enperors stopped
their horses to look Ct these heroic men
1t was after Austerlitz.
"My brother, what do you think c
soldiers who will stay to take sue!
wounds as th9se?" asked Napoleon
. proudly.
"And what do you Think Of soldier
? who could give them" WAS the quicl
i reply. Then from the ranks stepped GU
z private. VINO lifted his Left hand in So
{ lutte, for the right WAS gone, and SAID;
: "SiTe, they are ell dead" ind h
d stepped back 10 his place again.
!; From his own breast Napoleon took tt
1 cross ne wore, beckoned 20 the man, an
: then ana thsre piDned it over s5 brave
: heart as ever wore s Uniform. tt
I 'SaT Of the Brave" S
}, Lord Byron lGuded il, ard il i
; sill the acme OF martial ambition, a. it
also the dream Of the trancAmen. "W4Y
we're yen no. afTsi6?" asked G eoo,
n bourgeois CT mis- soldier nephew latel
Q returned from ToEquin. "Ma fol. 1he1
n looked on this strip Of red rio3on u
: my breast, didn't seem to care a5ou.
+ few drops Of blood more or less, and
: remembered tbat il Was President GREY
: himself who gave it to ne"
h Tie only persons in this country VIII
r naver liked thisdecor Ati)n wers the Com
= muniSts.
m General Albert Pike,